Thread: Furniture making workshop / workshop hire

Looks good sofa, but there seems to be a major omission, externally venting ducted dust extraction.

Thanks Bob, Ductwork to go is soon and will be exhausted through the wall on the far side.

Are you saying it should go into a filter cartridge?

Cheers.

Good website and love your work. Best of luck.

What wongo said.

The person doing the photography really knows what they are doing with lighting, particularly "Interior" top left. That pic rips!

I like the fluidity of the site too.

Cheers
FF

Thank you! I do all my own photos etc.

Gotta say, dragging furniture around the place to take photos is a chore though.. Might have to knock up a little studio space outside the shed.

Cheers for the kind words.

Thats a great setup, nice and roomy.i wish you every success.
There is nothingin your post about setup for finishing. What are you planning there?

Also, you've clearly made a deliberate decision to depersonalise your website. Why is that ?

Cheers
Arron

Originally Posted by Cam.H

Thanks Bob, Ductwork to go is soon and will be exhausted through the wall on the far side..

Are you saying it should go into a filter cartridge?

If it's venting outside I wouldn't bother. For light duties filters and good needle felt bags let through the same amount of fine dust but cartridges have a bigger surface area so can maintain more flow for longer and don't need to be removed to be semi cleaned, so if you have these already I would use them.

Hey Arron,

Thanks for the encouragement!

There's plenty of room inside and out for finishing (not pictured), but no dedicated space yet.
To be honest most of my work so far has just been oiled, and I have a table outside undercover which works.

Any words of advice though? What do you have/ recommend?

The reason to 'depersonalise' my site is for a few reasons.
Marketing: My market wants a high end brand, not a joe blogs piece.
Opportunity to diversify: I have the opportunity for collaborations, other designers/makers etc to fall under the makimaki banner. It's also not 'woodworking' for that same reason. I make furniture - and that can be as broad as I like.
Reputation: Far easier to build and establish a reputation as a brand/company opposed to an individual.

Cheers!

Originally Posted by BobL

If it's venting outside I wouldn't bother. For light duties filters and good needle felt bags let through the same amount of fine dust but cartridges have a bigger surface area so can maintain more flow for longer and don't need to be removed to be semi cleaned, so if you have these already I would use them.

you've got a full scale industrial setup there -- good on you (I only wish I lived in Brisbane)

the question that must be asked -- what will the neighbour's say when your dust system is running and exhausting wood dust on their plants and washing?

Originally Posted by ian

you've got a full scale industrial setup there -- good on you (I only wish I lived in Brisbane)

the question that must be asked -- what will the neighbour's say when your dust system is running and exhausting wood dust on their plants and washing?

Fortunately it's on a property so the neighbours are far enough away, and through scrub.

In saying that, time will tell. I'll adjust it as necessary, happy neighbours are nearly as important as a happy wife.

Originally Posted by Cam.H

Hey Arron,

Thanks for the encouragement!

There's plenty of room inside and out for finishing (not pictured), but no dedicated space yet.
To be honest most of my work so far has just been oiled, and I have a table outside undercover which works.

Any words of advice though? What do you have/ recommend?

I was expecting a spray booth - just from the productivity angle. However I dont really know how high-end furniture is finished - never bought any.
Cheers
Arron

Nice website and really nice work.

I also like the name 'MakiMaki'. It has a good ring to it.